Book page and line marker



Jan. 18, 1955 E. CRAWFORD 2,699,748

' BOOK PAGE AND LINE MARKER Filed June 23, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet lINVENTOR EVA C R AW FOR D ATTORNEY Jan. 18, 1955 E. CRAWFORD 2,699,748

BOOK PAGE AND LINE MARKER- Filed June 23, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTORY EVA CR AWFOR D ATTORNEY United States Patent BOOK PAGE ANDLINE MARKER Eva Crawford, Albion, Ill.

Application June 23, 1952, Serial No. 295,049

1 Claim. (Cl. 116-119) This relates to a book marker, and moreparticularly to a book marker which can be easily inserted into any pageof a book and which is adjustable to fit various size books.

Most people generally use rubber bands or the like to indicate thedesired page and line in a book. Various mechanical marking devices havebeen developed, but all of these have been either too complicated instructure or not accurate enough for the purpose.

It is, therefore, one object of this invention to provide a book markerwhich will clearly and accurately indicate the desired page and line ina book or ledger.

Another object of this invention is to provide a book marker which issimple in construction and contains relatively few parts.

Another object of this invention is to provide a book marker which isadjustable to fit any size book or ledger.

Other objects of this invention are to provide an improved device of thecharacter described that is easily and economically produced, which issturdy in construction, and which is highly efficient in operation.

With the above and related objects in view, this invention consists inthe details of construction and combination of parts, as will be morefully understood from the following description when read in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a book showing the marker in place.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the marker.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the marker.

Fig. 4 shows the page indicator portion of the marker in fully retractedposition in full line and in expanded position in dotted outline.

Fig. 5 shows the line marking element.

Fig. 6 shows a perspective view of a portion of the marker which iscomplementary to the portion shown in Fig. 3.

Referring now in greater detail to the drawings wherein similarreference characters refer to similar parts, there is shown a bookmarker comprising a page marker member A and a line marker B. The memberA comprises two telescoping units 10 and 12. The member 10 consists ofan elongated channel member 14, which is V-shaped in cross-section, andconnected to the member 14 at one end thereof is a flat V-shaped plate16. An elongated tubular element 18 is connected at one end to the plate16 and extends parallel to the channel member 14.

The unit 12 is similar to the unit 10 in that it consists of a V-shapedchannel member 20 having a fiat V-shaped plate 22 at one end and anelongated rod member 24 extending parallel to member 20, the member 24being connected to plate 22 at one end. The member 24 is, however, notnecessarily tubular, but may be either a solid or a tubular rod. Itsdiameter, however, is less than the interior diameter of member 18 sincemember 24 is adapted to telescope into member 18. Similarly, theV-shaped member 20 is of slightly less width than member 14 and isadapted to telescope therein. The member 14 is provided with rollededges or flanges 26 which are adapted to slidably receive the edges ofthe member 20 therein.

The unit 12 is telescoped into the unit 10 to form the page marker A andthe longitudinal size of member A ice may vary from the compressedposition shown in full line in Fig. 4 to the fully extended positionshown in dotted outline in the same Fig. 4.

The line marker B consists of two relatively movable plates 28 and 30.Plate 28 is provided with a rolled portion 32 at one end and with a pairof rivets 34 on one face. The plate 30 is provided with a centrallypositioned slot 36, this slot being adapted to adjustably receive therivets 34. A spring clamp 38 is connected to the end of the plate 30 byhaving projecting tabs at the end of the plate peened through holes 40and is provided with clamp lips 42 on each side of plate 30. A pair ofears or fingers 44 are integral with the clamp and provide finger piecesfor opening the clamp against its inherent spring tension.

The line marker B is connected to the page marker A by inserting therolled portion 32 over either the member 18 or the member 24 beforeassembling the units 10 and 12. After these units are assembled, themarker B is then free to move along the axis formed by both members 18and 24.

All the parts of the assembled book marker except the clamp 38 arepreferably made of plastic, the clamp being preferably made of springmetal, but may be of resilient plastic. However, the entire device maybe made of metal, wood or any other desired material, while the clampmay be formed of resilient plastic, rubber or any other resilientmaterial.

In operation, the book marker is placed in a book 46 by inserting theapex of the V-shaped channel members 10 and 12 into the fold between twoadjacent pages 47 and 48 in the manner shown in Fig. 1, with the plates16 and 22 abutting the edges of the book 46 at either end of the fold,the telescoping page marker having been adjusted so that the plates 16and 22 just fit over these edges. The line marker B is then slid to theappropriate line on the page and the plate 30 is adjusted relative tothe plate 28 so as to fit the width of the page. The clamp 38 is thenclamped around the edge of the page to hold the line marker in position.It should be noted that the line marker may be used for either the rightor left hand page by merely pivoting it on the axis of the page marker.

Although this invention has been described in considerable detail, suchdescription is intended as being illustrative rather than limiting,since the invention may be variously embodied, and the scope of theinvention is to be determined as claimed.

What is claimed as the invention is:

A book marker comprising a page marker and a line marker, said pagemarker comprising an elongated channel member of a V-shapedcross-section and an elongated bar secured parallel thereto, said linemarker com prising an elongated member pivotally and slidably connectedto said elongated bar of said page marker and extending substantiallyperpendicularly thereto, said page marker being adapted to be insertedin the fold between two adjacent pages of a book with the apex of the Vfitting snugly in the fold, said elongated channel member and saidelongated bar each consisting of a plurality of telescoping members andsaid line marker consisting of a plurality of plates, at least one platehaving a slot therein and at least one plate having rivets thereon, saidrivets being adapted to be received in said slot to form a slidableconnection between said plates.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS302,768 Paine July 29, 1884 890,438 Mutzenberg June 9, 1908 975,924 ArayNov. 15, 1910 1,207,396 Gordon Dec. 5, 1916 1,872,807 Posner Aug. 23,1932 FOREIGN PATENTS 10,731 Great Britain of 1903 440,479 Germany Feb.9, 1927

